Story+1978-11-12+Troy,+NY

"(?) . . . (?) . . . This is a song I originally wrote for the Darkness On The Edge Of Town (?) (chuckles) . . . It should be on the next record, which we're gonna try to get out by, the summertime, round summertime . . . so, it's a song called Independence Day . . . "
 * 12.11.78 Troy, NY, intro to ´Independence Day'**

"Do you think you're ready to prove it all night (crowd cheers) . . . "
 * 12.11.78 Troy, NY, intro to ´Prove It All Night´**

"This is for all the night riders out there....and this is for Joyce....”
 * 12.11.78 Troy, NY, intro to ´Racing In The Street´**

"(crowd cheers throughout) . . . Clarence Clemons on the saxophone . . . Roy Bittan on the piano . . . Steve Van Zandt (?) ... E Street Band . . . We're gonna, we're gonna take a 20 minute break and we'll be back to do another set for you, okay? . . . We'll see you in about 20 minutes, alright? . . ."
 * 12.11.78 Troy, NY, ´**

"(band tunes up) . . . Alright ,,, yeah, give me some echo, 1 (?) . . . alright, we're gonna give it a try . . . somebody (?) . . . we haven't done this in a while . . . ready (chuckles) . . . "
 * 12.11.78 Troy, NY, intro to ´Rave On´**

"This is called Fire . . . "
 * 12.11.78 Troy, NY, intro to ´Fire´**

"Just me and you baby....little girl, I remember you....baby, I remember you....standing on the corner of Richmond Avenue, with your hair piled up high and that crazy look in your eye ....we used to hitchhike outside of town, way down by the railroad tracks....and on this field there was this abandoned Cadillac....and we used to go riding back....baby, we´d go riding in back....(?)...yeah, we go riding in back....down and down and down and down and down, oh ....down and down and down and down we go.....little girl, down and down and down and down we go....and I remember I swore....if you had no job and no money....anytime I´d drive all night....anyplace....I´d drive all night....just to buy you some shoes.....and to taste your tender charms....to have you hold me in your arms....baby, I´d drive....I´d drive all night long ....(?)....to have you....just, for just one kiss....just one kiss.....for just one kiss....and a look from your sad eyes....remember you promised that you´d never go anyplace without me ?.... that day you swore you´d never go anyplace without me..... that day you swore you´d never go anyplace without me....I remember you promised....and like everything else.....and like everybody else....you lied....you lied....you lied....you lied....you lied....so now you´re back, so now you´re back....well, just what makes you think....I mean just what makes you think ....I wanna know, girl, I wanna know....just what makes you think...you gotta stop....you gotta stop....baby, I found out....baby, I found out....you gotta stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, STOP !.....”
 * 12.11.78 Troy, NY, middle of ´Backstreets´**

"Wherever you are, wherever you've been . . . CUT IT OUT! . . . Rosie, come out tonight!"
 * 12.11.78 Troy, NY, intro to ´Rosalita´**

"I met some guys in the hotel, uh, in the hallway last night, uh.... how we doing there with that? ... [OUT->(?)] and they asked for this song, they said they were from a hockey team or something, you guys here ? ....anyway, we haven´t done this in a little while so I hope I, if I don´t remember all the words, use your imagination (chuckles) . . . oh yeah, here we go, a-1, 2, 3, 4, . . . ”
 * 12.11.78 Troy, NY, intro to ´Sandy´**

"I'd like to thank everybody for coming down to the show. Thank you very much . . . We appreciate it . . . (Bruce is chomping on his guitar strings) . . . Open that guitar for me, Bobby . . . (Bruce keeps at it) . . . a-1, 2 . . ."
 * 12.11.78 Troy, NY, intro to ´Born To Run´**

"You guys think you're real tough, uh? . . . . We'll see about that right now . . . gimme some echo . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . That's all there is . . . There ain't no more . . . (band stops) & crowd cheers wildly . . . Are you talking to me? (crowd yells: "Yeah!") . . . Are you talking TO ME? (crowd yells: "YEAH!") . . . Are you talking, TO ME? (crowd yells: "YEAH!") . . . You better talk louder than that (soft teasing voice) . . .  . . . a-1, 2, 3, 4, . . .  . . . You had enough yet? (crowd yells: "NO!") ... a-1, 2, 3, 4...  . . . What about it? (crowd yells: "NO!") . . . a-1, 2, 3, 4, . . .  . . . I'm just a prisoner . . . OF ROCK AND ROOLLLL! . . . Have you got it? (crowd yells: "NO!") ... You got it straight? (crowd yells: "NO!") ... Have you got it straight? (crowd yells: "NO!") . . .  & . . . Well, goodnight everybody. . . "**
 * 12.11.78 Troy, NY, ´Quarter To Three**

//Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi//